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== Third-party CPC disc formats == | == Third-party CPC disc formats == | ||
* [[FAT]] formats (invented by MS-DOS; supported by [[SymbOS]], [[DOS Copy]], [[ReadDSK]], [[SymDOS]]) | * [[FAT]] formats (invented by MS-DOS; supported by [[SymbOS]], [[DOS Copy]], [[ReadDSK]], [[SymDOS]], [[DSK-CPC]]) | ||
* [[MS800]] formats | * [[MS800]] formats | ||
* [[Stream2#MoDOS|Prem]] format (supported by [[Stream2]]) | * [[Stream2#MoDOS|Prem]] format (supported by [[Stream2]]) | ||
Revision as of 07:47, 5 October 2006
CPCs could read discs formatted in three separate ways. Several high-capacity disc operating systems existed to add new formats to the three standard ones.
Standard CPC disc formats
- Data: 180k single-sided. 40 tracks of nine 512-byte sectors each. Sectors numbered &C1 to &C9. 64 directory entries. Can also be read by PCWs. The useable capacity is 178k.
- System: 180k single-sided. 40 tracks of nine 512-byte sectors each. Sectors numbered &41 to &49. 64 directory entries. Two reserved tracks containing CP/M BIOS. The useable capacity is 169k.
- IBM: 160k single-sided. 40 tracks of eight 512-byte sectors each. Sectors numbered &01 to &08. Provided for compatibility with CP/M-86 (?). The useable capacity is 158k.
- Vendor: Term used for System format discs with no software in the reserved tracks. The useable capacity is 169k.